...Why did I get Married, the Tyler Perry film starring Tasha Smith, Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, and Tyler Perry himself is the story about the struggle married couples to remain faithful to one another, while focusing on achieving their goals. Each couple participates in a Mountain retreat that takes place in Colorado Mountains in order to focus on the nature of their marriage, reflect on their love for one another. This provided a break from career, daily routine, to reflect on the state of their marriage, while resolving existing issues, dealing with conflict, while maintaining their love for each other. This movie is a contemporary view of African American lifestyles, culture, and life’s issues. Contemporary viewing in African American media is the direct result of how African Americans have worked hard, to overcome past struggles thus changing culture, ideals, beliefs, creating a new way for future generations. This movie can be seen from a variety of areas, such as education level and socioeconomic class conflict. This can also be seen from the gender perspective, as a rival between female behaviour in a relationship, and male behaviour in a relationship. Class, and education can be further analyzed into the lifestyle that is influenced by it, creating new concerns; hence the marriage problems that differ within education and economic class levels. While numerous other theories; sociological, semiotics, Marxist and others can be employed to analyze this film; I...
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...Marriage,” by Lind J. Waite and Maggie Gallagher and “Why I want a wife,” by Judy Brady, speaks about marriage. Though their narratives is about marriage they both speak differently of it. Of the two readings, I preferred "The Case for Marriage" because the essay echoes my beliefs on marriage also, getting married supports my Catholic beliefs. "The Case for Marriage" is a preferred reading than "Why I want a wife" for the reason that, firstly, Waite and Gallagher have effective examples and secondly, the essay is not bias. Every lawyer has to have evidence to prove cases. Just like lawyers Waite and Gallagher used evidence to prove their case. Effective examples enhance the reading and adding examples helps make ones point across. For example, Waite and Gallagher used statistics in their essay to show the readers that they are passionate on what they are speaking about; they did studies to assist their point to be more effective. "According to a study we did, of those men who ever married or are divorced only 60 percent will still be around...90 percent of the married men will survive...90 percent of married women will reach 65, compared to 80 percent of single and divorced men," they write (Waite and Gallagher, 105). I believe that statistics are helpful their essay because it helps convince people why one should get married, it did for me. Even though, “The Case of Marriage” has used effective examples to prove their case, "Why I want a Wife" does not. Brady has no proof that every...
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...Why Did I Get Married Essay Introduction According to (Brown, Emily: 2001) “Couples therapy is a form of psychological therapy used to treat relationship distress for both individuals and couples.” The purpose of couple’s therapy is to restore a better level of functioning in couples who experience relationship distress. The reasons for distress can include poor communication skills, incompatibility, or a broad spectrum of psychological disorders that include domestic violence, alcoholism, depression and anxiety. The focus of couple’s therapy is to identify the presence of dissatisfaction and distress in the relationship, and to devise and implement a treatment plan with objectives designed to improve or alleviate the presenting symptoms and restore the relationship to a better and healthier level of functioning. Couples therapy can assist persons who are having complaints of intimacy, sexual, and communication difficulties. Why Did I Get Married? Is about four couples who are old college and now best friends, who go away together for a week in the mountains to reconnect and sort out any marital problems in asking the question ‘Why did I get married.’ The film focuses on the trials of marriage. It is an intimate story about the difficulty of maintaining a solid love relationship in modern times. During a trip to the picturesque snow-capped mountains of Colorado, the eight married college friends have gathered for their annual seven-day reunion. However, the cosy mood is shattered...
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...University, and three years later, at the age of 75, received her Ph.D., also from Drew University. * At age 79, she authored and published a scholarly biography entitled “Walt Whitman’s Mrs. G” which, to this day, is widely recognizes and cited as a respected authority within the Walt Whitman segment of the academic community. * Over the ensuing fourteen years, Dr. Marion Alcaro, as a Walt Whitman Fellow, presented numerous courses and lectures at various colleges, universities and literary gatherings. 2. Has the life of the author influenced her in writing the literary piece? Give examples. Yes, the life of the author influenced her. The writer being a housewife and a married affects her insights about college. She realized all of those things when she became mature enough which she did not notice before when she was in her college years. She learned to grasp a problem, analyze it, seek out the proper reference, and then proceed to solve it. Marriage and motherhood are not representation of professions demanding skill and training, but as humble sidetracks. 3. Has the author written a thoughtful, balanced statement? Defend your answer. Yes,...
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...Guidelines | 1. Decide on one of the two books assigned by your teacher. | | 2. Divide your book into three parts. Use one week to read each part. | | 3. Write reading logs as you read your book. There are three of them on the next page, one for each part of your book (beginning, middle, end) | | 4. Create an outline for your essay by using the template below. | | 5. Write your first draft. Follow the instructions closely, Blueprint B, pp. 234-239 | | 6. Do the ”Checkpoints for Revising” on page 239, Blueprint B. | | 7. Receive peer response from a classmate or two. Use the “Peer Response Sheet” and the ”Rubric” below. | | 8. Reflect on your progress so far and ask yourself; “How can I improve this text?” Make notes in your “Self Assessment Sheet” below. | | 9. Improve your text! Turn it into a final draft – 700-1200 words. Remember to use the ”Kulturama Manual of Style". | | 10. Complete the ”Self Assessment Sheet", the ”Source Evaluation Sheet" and fill in your ”Rubric". | | 11. Export this file as ZIP and upload in Schoolsoft. | Reading Logs | Log1Explain how the novel begins in order to get a clear idea what the novel is about. Does your protagonist follow any of Campbell’s first 5 steps? | Campbell’s first steps-Call to adventure: When Elizabeth intends to visit Charlotte and Mr. Collins...
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...Mikkel Koed, 27 1.s Engelsk: Analytical Essay Analytical Essay - “The Right Passengers” Life is a climb. If we want something and try to achieve it, we have to fight for it and keep climbing uphill. But we always need to have our priorities straight. Should we just fight hard and long enough until we accomplish? Or should we settle for a ´deal´ and maybe realise things are not so bad as we thought? In the story “The Right Passengers“, Waqar Ahmed tells about the two attitudes immigrants have. One of them still reaching and the other accepting. Who lives with the most joy? Can the two of them effect each other in any way? The two leading characters of the short story is Nadeem Riaz and Faisal. They are both from Pakistan, but with two entirely different views of being an immigrant in America. Nadeem Riaz is a taxi driver, and desperately wants to make money. “but those cops that followed him for no reason, probably just trying to make their monthly quota of tickets […] What could Nadeem do? He's an immigrant – with a green card.“ (p. 3: ll. 9-10 + 14-15). You can tell it's not in a positive way the police and the government of the U.S.A is pictured. Nadeem does not like America and is just using the country for his own good, but maybe it is because of reasons like this. He just wants to make the money and get back to Pakistan. People do not respect him in America the same way they did in Pakistan. ““Why did you call the cabby 'uncle'?“ […] by calling him “cabby,“ she's...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay Romeo and Juliet’s story is not a story of true love. Why you ask? The following reasons apply; Romeo and Juliet said “I love you” on the first night they met. Also, they got married the next day, and they barely saw each other, how could they know it was love. Romeo could have turned out to be someone Juliet did not expect or the other way around. First and foremost, Romeo and Juliet said “I love you” on the first night they met. This could not be true because all true love takes time, they did not take anytime to get to know each other. Saying this could have just been out of excitement and an imagination of what their first love will be like. In that era they did not have a lot to do so some would have gotten very...
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...a gay person but it is just two females who are attracted to each other. What is marriage? Recently, people argue with respect to the definition of marriage. What happened to marriage? To get married is a very important event for almost everyone. Especially for women, marriage and giving a birth could be the two biggest events of their lives. Many people believe that getting married to the one whom he or she loves is natural. However, what do you think if you cannot get married to him or her because it is socially unacceptable? Andrew Sullivan and William Bennett are authors who are arguing about the homosexual marriage. Sullivan agrees with the same-sex marriage because everyone has a right to marry. On the other hand, Bennett contradicts Sullivan’s opinion. Bennett makes an assertion that marriage is between a man and a woman building up their entire life together. Both authors’ opinions are totally different. Nevertheless, their ideas are well established. In Sullivan’s essay, he talks about accepting same-sex marriage. If the judge accepted homosexuals as citizens in the Supreme Court, homosexual people would feel free. They do not have to hide and tell a lie anymore. Most people wonder why they desire to get married. The reason is the same as anyone who wants to get married to the one whom he or she loves. It is normal thought. It seems easy to accept these opinions. However, it is very difficult because marriage is between a man and a woman, and this has been...
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...Why Get Married? By Abdulla As the human race has evolved through the ages, so has the institution of marriage. According to an article published on BBC news, titled the ten key “moments in history of marriage”, many Anglo-Saxons and early British tribes used marriage as a tool to build strategic alliance in the realms of diplomacy and trade. With the advent of the Roman Catholic Church, the notion of marriage evolved and theologian began to view it as a sacred ceremony that was done in the presence of the Almighty. This position was further strengthened by the council of Trent in 1593 when marriage was officially deemed as one the seven sacraments. Then as the role of the church in society began to evolve so did the definition of the marriage and the way it was viewed in society. Divorce started to become more common and with the gradual separation of the church and the state, the State assumed the role of becoming an institution that granted marriage right to couple. These civil or non-religious marriages were the founding blocks for a long debate about the sanctity of marriage and led to individuals and society debate on long established of the nature of marriage and whether it is meant to be a sacred institution that allows the bond between a man and woman only or its possible for people of the same gender to share the bliss of holy matrimony. Regardless, of how society defines marriage and who it deems worthy of getting married, a very pertinent question still lingers...
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...ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 1. GENERAL ADVICE a. READ the title of the essay carefully and make sure that you understand it. If necessary, underline key words in the title. REMEMBER: if your essay does not cover the topic(s) proposed in the title, your mark will be very low. b. WRITE AN ESSAY PLAN. You can do this in English or in your mother tongue – but remember that you must be sure that you can express your ideas easily in English. In your essay plan you should note down specific vocabulary related to the topic. You should also write down any appropriate CONNECTORS (linkers). At first, you will find writing an essay plan difficult and time-consuming, but with practice it will save you time in the end and will also help you to organise your ideas in coherent paragraphs. EXAMPLE OF AN ESSAY PLAN: What are the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones? 1. INTRODUCTION: Now everybody has a mobile. What happened in the past? There are pros and cons. 2. PARAGRAPH 1: Advantages Immediate contact with family and friends. Good in emergencies. Many news uses – technology is developing. 3. PARAGRAPH 2: Disadvantages Bad for our health; addictive. Not sociable? What happens in schools? 4. CONCLUSION: Good and bad aspects. My opinion. KEY WORDS: technology, technological, developments, to keep in touch with someone, text messages, (on) the Internet, health, healthy, unhealthy, good//bad manners, to be banned. POSSIBLE LINKERS: Contrast...
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...Morganne Truesdale Instructor: Alling ENC 1101.77 June 24, 2013 Essay #1: Saying “I Do” What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you think “marriage”? Do you smell a home cooked meal waiting on the table, after a long-hard day at work? Do you picture a beautiful home with a white picket fence? Maybe you think about a gorgeous white dress, that was altered to fit you just right. Or maybe it’s not white at all because your favorite color is black, and you refuse to be cliché on what’s supposed to be the most important day of your life. Maybe you see half of everything you own being taken out from under you if this whole “marriage thing” goes south, and that’s just not a chance you’re willing to take. Maybe the thought of being committed to one person for the rest of your life frightens you, and all of a sudden that beautiful woman standing next you is looking more like a prison warden, rather than your future wife. Whatever your views or opinions on marriage may be one things for certain; no one ever walked down the aisle, said their vows, and pledged before God and everyone most precious to them expecting to fail. Marriage was not always based on the idea of two people falling in love and wanting to spend the rest of their lives together. In the 1800’s marriage was not just regarded as the joining of two people, but the joining of families, businesses, and wealth. Many women had suitors pre-arranged for them by their fathers. Although most marriages were...
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...nonfiction stories I read for this assignment were “Salvation, by Langston Hughes and Graduation, by Maya Angelou.” In the story “Salvation,” a young sinner, Langston Hughes, is brought to church by his aunt to “find Jesus." Even though Langston felt no connection to Jesus, he felt obligated to pretend, due to his love for his aunt. In our lives, many of our decisions are influenced by the ones close to us because of the love we have for them. We do not want to disappoint our love ones; therefore, occasionally one may defer goals and aspirations in fear of not receiving approval. When Langston Hughes says “So I decided that maybe to save further trouble, I‘d rather lie too, and say that Jesus had come, and get up and be saved.” Having said this, young Langston has apparently overlooked his personal belief to receive an approval of salvation by the congregation. After reading this story, I realized that everyday individuals are faced with hundreds of decisions and choices. Sometimes our consciences conflict with one another and it is hard to make the most beneficial decision. This happens so often that most of the time it will go past unnoticed. Peer pressure is one of the most common of these "bad consciences." Teenagers are the most vulnerable to peer pressure because of their desire to receive approval from their friends. Even in my own life I have been faced with making decisions based on the approval of others. Case in point, I married at age 20; I changed my mind about...
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...You killed somebody, sold narcotics, or did a few burglaries, Do you think if you served all your time, should you have the right to vote? I think felons should be able to vote. Felons are still members of this country and society. Just because someone has made a mistake we are still human beings living in a country where we have no say so and one of which we have no option as to whether we stay or go. Why must the government tell us we can’t vote but yet we have to live in this country from now on. Where is the justification in this? everyone should have the right to vote. if you live in this country and you are a citizen, you should be able to vote. People who have gotten caught committing a crime are most all the same as those who have committed the same crime and have not gotten caught. People commit crimes all the time and are not thought of differently until they are caught. I think Felons should really be able to vote because they have freedom of speech, still are able to live in the USA, & they deserve a second chance in life. These are all good reason why everybody, no matter if you are a felon or not should have the right to vote....
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...Persuasion Essay Big Weddings Are an Obscene Waist of Money Everybody wants a dream wedding just like their favorite celebrities, but is it really necessary? People spend their life saving just one day, some even go in debt. In present times, marriages do not last long and often end up in divorce. Most people even go to city to get married for a much cheaper alternative. I think your relationship should be based on how big your wedding is. A big wedding is nice, you would probably remember for the rest of your life. Not only because it was considered to be the best day of your life but how extravagant it was. First off, you have to get dresses, tuxes, flowers, catering, live bands or dj, and location. I think just buying a ring is expensive enough. Let's not forget having a nice honey moon. During the 18th century salve trade, Africans got married by jumping a broom and still love get each other. A Marriage should base on love and loyalty, but it's not always guarantee how long you'll last. According to the U.S. census bureau, 41% of first time marriages end in divorce. They often end up very messy involving lawyer, children custody battles and alimony. We see celebrities wedding want to live the dream. They board cast their weddings and get paid commercial wise. It's different for...
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...Describe an event in your life that has changed you in some way. Why was this moment important to you? How were you different after the event? This essay should be narrative and descriptive. I never thought when my husband and I got married it would change our relationship with one another so drastically. Getting married has changed my relationship with my husband in many ways. When we were just dating it was easy to just up and leave when I felt like it or do more things for myself and not think about another person and how it would affect them. Being married has changed my perspective on many things. For one I can’t always put myself first without thinking about how it will affect him or how he feels about certain decisions that I make. I’m always thinking about how he would feel about this or how he would feel about me doing that. One of the biggest shifts in changing from dating to a married couple was that everything we did affected the both of us. When one of us are stressed it affects us both. When one of us have a victory it affected us both, it was a victory for us both. When my husband joined the military and we moved to Germany it affected us both tremendously. Having to start a new life together with just the two of us and our son. No close family around and having to adapt to a new country all of a sudden. When you get married the fights that you have are different. When we were dating whenever an argument arose it was easy to just up and leave or say I’m done...
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